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The precariat is the first class in history to be losing acquired rights - cultural, civil, social, economic, and political. Guy Standing

History Class Rights Political Losing First Civil Economic First Class Cultural Social Acquired

After student years of flat-sharing and living with other people's taste, I went into decorating overdrive when I acquired my first apartment - its floor plan not much bigger than the vintage Hermes scarves I then wore side-knotted on my head, pirate-style. Hamish Bowles

I cannot now change my style, which I acquired, as you can imagine, by dint of labour. Henri Rousseau

You Change Style Labour Cannot Which Acquired Now Imagine

Over time, shop classes sort of disappeared or got marginalized in the states. I don't really know why. Now with tech like 3-D printers and CNCs, shops have acquired a new shine. Jamie Hyneman

Once you learn how to roller skate for 'Starlight Express,' it's a lifelong skill you have acquired. Jane Krakowski

You Once Lifelong Learn How Roller Skate Acquired Skill Express

Microsoft first entered the living room with Ultimate TV way back in 2000 - a year before Apple's first iPod was announced. Ultimate TV offered consumers a DVR and supporting online services, including 14 days of programming and the ability to record 35 hours of programming. Microsoft's reach was then thwarted when Echostar acquired DIRECTV. Jay Samit

First Year Before Living Programming Back Way Entered TV Ability Record Online Consumers Supporting Thwarted Announced Days Reach Hours Ultimate iPod Offered Microsoft Room Acquired Then Including Apple Living Room Services

Identical twins are ideal lab specimens for studying the difference between learned and inherited traits since they come from the womb preloaded with matching genetic operating systems. Any meaningful differences in their behaviors or personalities are thus likely to have been acquired, not innate. Jeffrey Kluger

Differences Systems Ideal Thus Studying Between Since Genetic Come Identical Likely Operating Learned Operating Systems Matching Been Womb Lab Traits Behaviors Any Difference Personalities Acquired Meaningful Inherited Twins Innate

I was born with Kallmann syndrome. I have never complained about it, as I can't do anything to change it - and I wouldn't have acquired the voice that I have. Jimmy Scott

Change Syndrome Born About Voice Never Anything Acquired

Maybe you could put it out there that I don't have a built-in dislike of ballads. That was kind of the reputation I had back in the Seventies. But I've come around. Ballads have become something of an acquired taste. Joe Perry

You Become Reputation Back Seventies Out Kind Something Could Had Put Come Around Ballads Taste Maybe Dislike Acquired Acquired Taste

When people heard id Software's being acquired, everybody just assumed it would be Activision or EA. Why would we even consider going with a publisher that wasn't of that same size? John Carmack

People Assumed Everybody Software Consider Would Would-Be ID Heard Same Going Just Being Size Acquired Even Why Publisher

I was very proud of my time in Kansas City. I thought we acquired a heck of a roster. John Dorsey

Time Thought City My Time Proud Very Heck Acquired Kansas Kansas City

I'm an Amazon Prime member. I subscribe to Netflix and Hulu, and they have great user interfaces and some excellent original programs. But what truly distinguishes all three of these services is the utility of their vast libraries of acquired content, which also is a part of what makes each a platform, even if it has a 'house brand,' too. John Landgraf

Great Three Subscribe Too Programs Distinguishes Libraries Member Some Netflix Vast Excellent Part Prime House Also Content Makes Truly Amazon Brand Hulu Which Acquired User Original Even Each Platform Utility Services

Pavarotti's is the best male voice, and Joan Sutherland had a big voice but also acquired great coloratura notes. Johnny Mathis

Best Great Big Joan Voice Had Also Male Notes Acquired

I owe my dogs much - more than I can say - but they are not my 'companions' - as if we voluntarily chose to hang out together but none of us has authority over the others. I bought and/or acquired them. I own them. I am profoundly responsible for their care and well being. Jon Katz

Together Care Own Others Say Out Responsible More Voluntarily Bought Over Well Well-Being None Am Dogs Than Owe Authority Hang Being Them Acquired Us Much Companions Chose Profoundly

False riches, consisting of money, houses and lands, acquired by selfish means at cost to others and thereafter used selfishly, are almost always used for the oppression of other persons. Joseph Franklin Rutherford

Selfish Oppression Money Other Others Consisting Cost Almost Houses Always False Acquired Persons Lands Riches Means Used Thereafter

I have to bring to your notice a terrifying reality: with the development of nuclear weapons Man has acquired, for the first time in history, the technical means to destroy the whole of civilization in a single act. Joseph Rotblat

Time History Man Reality First Single Destroy Weapons Civilization Development Single Act Terrifying First Time Acquired Notice Means Act Your Whole Technical Nuclear Bring Nuclear Weapons

When in 1969 I became publisher of the 'Washington Post' as well as president of the company, my plate was fuller than ever. I had partly worked myself into the job but not, except for rare occasions, taken hold. I had acquired some sense of business but still relied on others more than most company presidents did. Katharine Graham

Myself Business Post Job Rare Sense President Others Presidents Rare Occasions Some More Except Had Taken Most Well Partly Occasions Became Still Than Did Hold Acquired Worked Fuller Company Plate Washington Washington Post Ever Publisher

In places where money comes out of the ground, luck and a willingness to take risks are the main denominators that determine one's future, not talent or education or hard work. Money that is so easily acquired somehow comes to seem well deserved, because those who have it must be either uniquely perspicacious or divinely favored. Lawrence Wright

Work Education Future Hard Work Risks Money Luck Those Favored Easily Out Willingness Must Seem Somehow Determine Take Divinely Main Talent Well Because Where Either Places Acquired Hard Ground Who Uniquely Deserved

The U.S has acquired reservoirs of goodwill around the globe over many years. But it is clear - from polling data and ample anecdotal evidence - that America is losing its allure in much of the world. Lee H. Hamilton

World Losing Evidence Anecdotal Data Allure Clear Over Goodwill Globe Around Years America Polling Acquired Much Many Ample

I own a shameless number of ethnic necklaces acquired at local markets in developing countries or inherited from my grandmother. These have seen me through meetings in Davos and visits to refugee camps. Leila Janah

Me Seen Own Local Meetings Markets Visits Shameless Through Developing Developing Countries Countries Camps Refugee Acquired Grandmother Ethnic Inherited Number

I have acquired many wonderful principles from my family, and I intend to follow these for the rest of my life. Leila Lopes

Life Family Wonderful Rest My Life Follow Principles Intend Acquired Many

States that have experienced revolutions or have acquired their independence from empires - such as the U.S. or Australia - tend to celebrate their constitutional documents and put them on show in special galleries so that every citizen can become familiar with them. In the U.K., this is not properly done. Linda Colley

Celebrate Independence Citizen Become Every States Constitutional Properly Tend Put Empires Documents Australia Familiar Revolutions Done Experienced Them Acquired Galleries Show Special

Since I've worked in film and television for so long, I've acquired the ability to let the version of the characters that lives in my mind make way for the living, breathing humans who are going to play them on screen. If you cast it right - and casting is about 80% of directing - they will eventually replace or exceed the imaginary image. Mark Frost

You Mind Will Long Living On-Screen Way Television Characters Ability About Directing Exceed Cast Casting Since Make Version Replace Going Screen Them Acquired Breathing Worked Who Film Eventually Film And Television Lives Play Right Image Humans Imaginary

I think the inhabitants of the past are fighting hard to keep the rents they acquired in the 20th century. Michael Bennet

Past Fighting Think Century Acquired Inhabitants Hard Keep

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